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Harvest Fest promises biggest entertainment lineup yet
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Harvest Festival will celebrate 30 years Sept. 18-19 with what organizers are calling its biggest entertainment lineup yet, more food vendors and $15 unlimited-ride wristbands. Martin County Attorney Melissa Phelps, president of the Kiwanis Club, gave the Fiscal Court a preview Thursday of the annual…
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Johnny Staats to bring bluegrass to Harvest Fest
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Johnny Staats and the Delivery Boys will bring bluegrass to Inez as the Sept. 18 headliner for the 30th annual Martin County Harvest Festival. The band will perform at 8:30 p.m. on the stage behind the Martin County Courthouse. A Grand Ole Opry performer and longtime favorite on the West…
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Harvest Fest packs 30th anniversary weekend: Carnival, music, parade, vendors, more
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — From Elvis on Friday afternoon to Jake Hoot on Saturday night, the 30th annual Martin County Harvest Festival now has a full weekend on the books. Organizers have released the Sept. 18-19 schedule, packing two days in Inez with live music, carnival rides, hayrides, a parade, wrestling, the…
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BentleyMade brings handcrafted artistry to Stidham Old Time Music Gathering
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN TOMAHAWK — Paintsville artists Brett Lee Bentley and Catherine Bentley returned to the Stidham Old Time Music Gathering July 24-25 for their second consecutive year. The two-day event took place at Webb’s Musical Repair and Sales on South Milo Road in Tomahawk, featuring live performances, guitar and banjo workshops, Appalachian…
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Music, moonshine, medieval flair take over Appalachian Artist Festival, July 31-Aug. 1
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — For two days this summer, downtown Inez will become the sort of place where an Elvis tribute artist, a moonshine maker, a mounted archer and a mouth-painting artist can all reasonably be considered part of the same plan. The fourth annual Appalachian Artist Festival returns July 31 and…
